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[Kilij-Arslan]

[coledavis]

I now know that you were there for nearly four years, but whether or not your broadside is reasonable is another matter. Just guessing: were you in Moscow? I can understand somebody becoming fed up there, but given that a capital city is rarely representative of a country as a whole, I don't think that generalising would be reasonable in such a case. Where were you?
(For the record, just to show that I'm not asking for something I'm not willing to give, I've been a regular visitor to western Russia, although only occasionally in Moscow and St Petersburg, and a regular teacher in a Siberian city and a Siberian town.)

[jpvanderwerf2001]

[Kilij-Arslan]

[vanillasky]

going back to the origional post.....how is the visa situation now in Russia? Any changes? How are some of you, and the schools you are currently working for dealing with the work visa situation? It seems like a really big hastle, and I imagine schools must be losing a lot of foreign teachers because of this.

[betacygnus]

So, I say, �BUGGER VANCOUVER� with all its pooftah flexed-pec uberhype � what we need is a real-world spectacle in which the common person may participate �

I hereby inaugurate:

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�The All-Russia Street Olympics�

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Competitions include (but are not limited to):

I. The devushka who can expose the most cleavage - without getting arrested. (The usage of water-bras, wonder-bras etc. as performance enhancements are still a subject of dispute amongst the judges)

II. The babushka who can sway the farthest from side-to-side � without falling over. (The usage of fully-loaded handlebags as performance enhancements is still a subject of dispute amongst the judges)

III. The bus driver who can throw the most passengers out of their seats whilst braking � without causing bodily injury. (The usage of brakes worn to bare metal is fully acceptable as a performance enhancement)

IV. The teenager who can display the most designer labels on their clothing/accoutrements � without repeating a logo.

V. The housewife who can prepare the largest number (in excess of four) dishes. (The usage of beets, cabbage, garlic, mayonnaise or dill weed, however, shall not be permitted so as to elevate the level of difficulty as befitting a competition of Olympic level)

VI. The TEFL student who can combine the highest measured levels of body odor, garlic and Avon. (Classroom atmospheric measurements [consisting of a single, caged canary] shall be taken precisely one hour after cessation of class)

VII. The businessman whose suit can temporarily blind the most spectators. (Contestants shall rotate slowly whilst standing upright in full sunlight)

VIII. Consumption of a standard (twenty [20] centimeter diameter) frozen cabbage. This event shall be timed and participation shall be limited to those in possession of no fewer than twelve [12] metal teeth)

IX. Contusion Rallye (Grand Finale) � Ten (10) participants shall be released at the rate of one (1) per every thirty (30) seconds and shall perambulate a course of pavement of precisely one (1) kilometer in length. Participants shall forcibly collide with no fewer than twenty (20) pedestrians en route. The participants shall then be thoroughly inspected whilst nude (in full view of spectators) by qualified medical professionals. The winner shall be the participant with the fewest discernible bruises.

In preparation for the Opening Ceremonies, the following changes shall be made to the stadium:

1. The national (tricolor) flag shall be replaced by solid grey.
2. The national anthem shall be replaced by the car alarm.

The Host City is still being negotiated. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and cities in eastern Siberia are not being considered as they are no longer considered to be part of Russia. Samara and Togliatti have, so far, been the top two contenders. However:

If Samara is chosen, the Opening Ceremonies shall be delayed until after the annual trash pick-up.

If Togliatti is chosen, Opening Ceremonies shall be delayed until after all used hypodermic syringes have been removed from public areas.

[expatella_girl]

I've got 100,000 rubles (in kopeki) and a bushel of dill I'll give you for a front row seat.

[jpvanderwerf2001]

betacygnus,

That, good fellow, was pure comedy.

Kudos!

[maruss]

It's nice to have a laugh on this forum sometimes!